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Dr. Jerome K. Sherman introduces freezing sperm and the first world's semen cryobank in Iowa City.

1953

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His method is to preserve the sperm using glycerol, then slow cool the sperm and use carbon dioxide as a refrigerant. He also proves that once the sperm is thawed it is still fertile.